This Episode was interesting to watch and see how simple board games evolved into the games we know today, whether it be digital or non digital.
Thursday, 21 November 2013
Blog Task Week 6 - Dicing With Destiny - Games Britannia - Monopolies and Mergers
Episode 2 of Games Britannia showed a further insight into how the board games of today became popular through examples of early board games that touched on many subjects including politics. Games such as The Landlords game, Cluedo, Monopoly and Brer fox and rabbit. Some of these games focused on owning land or certain aspects within the game and pushed the players to strive to own the most money within the game. Players began relating to the way they lived real life. The Brer fox and rabbit game introduced the taxing of land in an attempt to redistribute the wealth around the country. During the wars monopoly boards even had maps on the back of them as they were sent out to prisoners in order to aid their escape. All of these games paved the way for companies such as Hasbro, the largest board game producer, to continue to evolve games into the modern times. Games started to appear on the television as games shows and they are even board games that include DVD interaction, bridging the gap between board games and TV.
This Episode was interesting to watch and see how simple board games evolved into the games we know today, whether it be digital or non digital.
This Episode was interesting to watch and see how simple board games evolved into the games we know today, whether it be digital or non digital.
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Hi Adam,
ReplyDeleteWhile it's good to see you keeping reasonably up-to-date with your blog, you might also think about how posts might be developed -- perhaps to expand on a specific aspect if there's something you find particularly interesting.
The title of the second episode in the Games Britannia series is "Monopolies and Mergers".
We'll probably see the final episode sometime in the second semester.